A Good Question

SCRIPTURE: Acts 26:15
¹⁵ “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?'

OBSERVATION: Paul is retelling the story of how he was introduced to Jesus. He was on his way to persecute Christians for there faith and gets knocked off his horse by a bright light then hears a voice asking, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" The above quote is his response. I always chuckle when I get to this part of the story. Paul is persecuting Jesus-followers but he is so sure Jesus can't be the Christ that he still has to ask the question to be sure that this Voice from heaven is Jesus. He finds it is and so begins the conversion of the greatest church planter of all time.

APPLICATION: Today when I read this I didn't chuckle. The thought struck me that Paul's question is one we should be asking all the time. There is so much to know about the Lord, yet we often get so familiar with what we already know (or think we know) that we neglect to ask him to show us new aspects of himself that we are not yet familiar with. Couples that have been married many years have better marriages if they keep exploring their partner and asking questions. "Why do you feel that way?" "What formed your opinion on that subject?" "Who do you admire?" and other probing questions allow us to learn more about our mates. It works in our relationship to God as well. There are things I do not understand about God. I need to ask the same question Paul did much more often.

PRAYER: Who are you, Lord? Teach me your ways and show me your thoughts. I do want to know you more and more all the time. I desire to be intimately acquainted with you. I love you, Lord. Make me to understand and to be more like you. I ask this for the sake of your glory. Amen.